Spearhead class Corvette
| Spearhead class Corvette | |
|---|---|
| Type: D Corvette | |
| Category | ACS |
| Size | 200 Tons |
| Hull Configuration | Lifting Body Hull |
| Streamlining | Lifting Body Hull |
| Tech Level | TL–13 |
| Engineering | |
| Computer | Model/5 |
| Jump | J-2 |
| Maneuver | 4 G |
| Armaments | |
| Hardpoints | |
| Accommodations | |
| Staterooms | 10 |
| Personnel | |
| Crew | 12 |
| High/Mid Passengers | 0 |
| Payload | |
| Cargo | 35 Tons |
| Fuel tank | 0 Tons |
| Construction | |
| Origin | Third Imperium |
| End of Service | Still in active service. |
| Price | |
| Cost | MCr202 |
| Statistics | |
| Quick Ship Profile | EB-DL42 |
| Images | |
| Blueprint | No |
| Source | |
| Also see | Corvette |
| Canon | Published, canon design |
| Era | 1105 |
| Reference | Dave Sering. Ley Sector (Judges Guild, 1980), 21. Dave Sering. Tancred (Judges Guild, 1980), 4. |
The Spearhead class Corvette is a 400-ton Corvette known to Charted Space. It is a world-owned and operated ship used for colonial defense.
Description[edit]
Using a 400-ton, TL13 hull, the Spearhead-class Corvette mounts jump drive-D, maneuver drive-H, and power plant-H, giving a performance of jump-2 and 4G acceleration. Fuel tankage supports a 4 parsec jump, at 40t per parsec, and one month of operations. Attached to the bridge is a Computer Model/5. There is one captain's suite, six crew staterooms, three drive tech niches, a gunner barracks, and four emergency low berths. Installed weaponry include 1 T3 Missile, 1 T3 Pulse Laser, 1 T3 Sandcaster, and 1 T3 Beam Laser. Cargo capacity is 35 tons. The ship has a lift body hull, with scoops, intakes, and bins for frontier refueling.
The ship has a crew of 12: two pilots, one astrogator, one medic, a chief engineer, three drive techs, and four gunners.
General Description & Deck Plans[edit]
No information yet available.
History & Background[edit]
The Spearhead class vessels are named after subsectors and worlds of Ley sector.
Selected Variant Types & Classes[edit]
Design Sheet[edit]
Traveller5[edit]
Corvette EB-DL42 Spearhead MCr202.4
Tons Component MCr Notes
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400 Lift body Hull 52 L, 4 airlocks
4 Landing legs with pads 4
8 Submergence hull 8
16 AV=56. 2 Kinetic Charged 0
0 AV=0. c Reflec 0
160 Jump Fuel (4 parsecs) 0 4 pc, 40t/pc
16 Plant Fuel (one month) 0 one month
25 Jump Drive-2 (D) 25 J 2
25 PowerPlant-4 (H) 25 P 4
2 Fuel Scoops with Purifier 1.1 100 t/hr
2 Fuel Intakes with Purifier 1.1 40 t/hr
2 Fuel Bins with Purifier 1.1 20 t/hr
15 Maneuver Drive-4 (H) 30 4 G
0 AR Surf Communicator 2
0 AR Surf Jammer 2
0 AR Surf Neutrino Detector 2
0 AR Surf EMS 2
0 AR Surf Stealth Mask 2
0 AR Surf Scope 2
1 AR T3 Missile 1.2
1 Vd T3 Pulse Laser 1.3
1 Vd T3 Sandcaster 1.1
1 Vd T3 Beam Laser 1.5
1 Magazine 0 50 x Size-5
5 Computer Model/5 std 27
2 Life Support Long Term 2 40 person-months
1 Life Support Adaptable 1 10 sophonts
2 Clinic 1
2 Counsellor 0.2
4 Gunner Barracks 0.2 (5) R1 R1 R2 R2 R3
4 4x Emergency Low Berth 2 #4 4 individuals
16 Spacious Bridge 1 2cc 6op 0ws
1 Crew Common Fresher 1 10 crew
6 Captain's Suite 0.4 fresher + safe
3 3x Drive Tech Niche 0.3 #3 1 crew
12 6x Crew Stateroom 0.6 #6 1 crew
24 6x Crew Commons 0 #6
1 Mail Vault 1 for express contracts
2 Cargo Lock 0.4
35 Cargo Hold Basic 0
References & Contributors[edit]
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This ship was originally designed using one of the Classic Traveller ship design rules:
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This ship was originally designed using Traveller 5th edition ship design rules.
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- Dave Sering. Ley Sector (Judges Guild, 1980), 21.
- Dave Sering. Tancred (Judges Guild, 1980), 4.
- Marc Miller. Starships and Spacecraft (Far Future Enterprises, 2014), 69.